I wonder if anyone can help. Yesterday I had some light pink spotting/ discharge which had a tinge of blood in it but not massive amounts. Is it right that you don't need to have anti d if you are under twelve weeks? This is all new to me I found out I was rhesus negative from my previous miscarriage. I have also experienced what I would say was quite painful muscle aches around my uterous but a the moment this has subsided. I am worried that things are starting to take the same pattern as my missed miscarriage obviously i really hope it isn't. Has anyone experienced this and been ok? I am booked in for an early scan tomorrow that I don't really want as I feel it's a difficult waiting game I between scans but it has to be done xxxx
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I'm not rhesus neg but read up on this, normally you get injections from week 20 if you experience bleeding, if not then from week 25. However I read that if you have a small bleed earlier you may need to start injections to stop your blood mixing with the babies. I'm not a doctor. So personally I would speak to them on Wednesday and get the best advice from them.
hi i'm rhesus negative. in this pregnancy i had bleeding in my 7 week and 9 week only when i wiped thought i was haveing an other MC, but i wasn't given anti D... they said i need it when i turn 28 weeks and after the baby is born. coz i remember i had MC befor this pregnancy and they didn't give me any anti D... i hope everything turns out fine with you when you go for a scan...GOOD LUCK x
Hi thanks for your reply, I feel better if they didn't give u it in the early days this silly blood type does give us added worries. I am scared about tomorrow but I need to go and face up to it hopefully this time everything will be ok. I'm trying to keep as positive as I can. Good luck to you too xxxx
I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks and they didn't manage to get the anti d into me in time for it to work. Unfortunately the baby blood must have mixed with mine, and it must have been a positive blood group, because in the follow up test a few months later, I was positive for antibodies, and it has made my current pregnancy more complicated and stressful, so my advice would be to talk to a doctor about as soon as you possibly can. Time is a factor if you are trying to prevent issues in the future, and I don't think that being under 12 weeks is any protection against blood mixing.
Of course it doesn't necessarily mean that your blood has mixed, nor that either this or a future pregnancy would have a positive blood group, in which you will be able to relax about it. But better safe than stressed out! Good luck, hope everything is OK.
Thanks for your reply rhibot!! I'm hoping I got my anti d on time as I had a medical miscarriage and practically no bleeding at all throughout that pregnancy. They tested my blood in hospital and gave me the injection the same day so fingers crossed its ok. I have been told offmultiple drs now that unless you have a massive bleed ie miscarry under twelve weeks you dont need anti d until you are at least 12 weeks. Sorry to hear you have had a stressful time I can well imagine how it's been for you. Good luck for the future x
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